South Carolina

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Martin S. Hill was born in South Carolina. Use the "AC: South Carolina, US Births, 1915-1917" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. In what year was Martin Hill born?
2. What is Martin's father's name?
3. What is his listed race?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "Martin S." as the first name and "Hill" as the last name.
• In the search results screen, click the document icon for Martin S. Hill.
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1. Martin was born in 1919.
2. His father is Adam Hill.
3. Hi race is listed as Negro.
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• Find marriage records for South Carolina ancestors.
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Mary Elizabeth McCord was married in South Carolina. Use the "AC: South Carolina, Compiled Marriage Index 1641-1965" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. Who did Mary Elizabeth McCord Marry?
2. In what year did Mary marry?
3. When was Mary born?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "Mary Elizabeth" as the first name and "McCord" as the last name.
• In the search results screen, click the document icon for Mary Elizabeth McCord.
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1. Mary married FC Hampton.
2. She was married in 1843.
3. Mary was born in 1821.
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John L Tomsyck died in South Carolina in 1966. Use the "FS: South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. Where and when did John die?
2. Who are John's parents?
3. What was John's cause of death?
4. What was John's military service?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "John" as the first name and "Tomsyck" as the last name.
• In the search results screen, click the document icon for John L Tomsyck.
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1. John died in Greenville, Greenville (County), South Carolina.
2. John's parents are John J Tomsyck and Mary Jagodivinski.
3. John died from coronary thrombosis.
4. John served in the U.S. Navy in World War II.

• Explore state and county census records for South Carolina ancestors.
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Philip Solomon lived in Lawton, South Carolina in 1875. Use the "FS - South Carolina State and Territorial Censuses, 1829-1920" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. How many people were in his household?
2. What was his race?
3. What was his approximate age?
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• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "Philip" as the first name and "Solomon" as the last name.
• In the search results screen, click the record image for Philip Solomon and study it.

1. He was the only member of his household.
2. He was colored.
3. He was over 21 years old.

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